Jay Ellis
Born: 1981-12-27 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Wendell Ramone "Jay" Ellis Jr. (born December 27, 1981) is an American actor. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, he started with modeling, before moving to Los Angeles and starting his acting career. In 2013, he received his first major role on BET's series The Game. In 2015, he joined the cast of HBO's series Insecure, which premiered in 2016. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay Ellis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- All Her Fault as Colin Dobbs
- Freaky Tales as Sleepy Floyd
2024
- The Gutter as Lil Patience
- The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as (voice)
2023
- History of the World: Part II as Jesus
- Somebody I Used to Know as Sean
2022
- Top Gun: Maverick as Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
- The Jennifer Hudson Show
- Sherri as Self - Guest
2021
- Insecure: The End as Self
- How Did They Build That? as Self - Host
2020
- Black Box ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- Mrs. America as Franklin Thomas
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
- Behind Her Faith ... (Producer)
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Escape Room as Jason Walker
- A Black Lady Sketch Show as Wise Man
- Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- Could You Survive The Movies? as Self
- Thirsty as Young Man
2018
- In a Relationship as Dexter
- A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
- The Last Days of TJ Staggs as Executive
2016
- Insecure as Lawrence
- Like Cotton Twines as Micha Brown
2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Grace and Frankie as Dan
- November Rule as James Avedon
- Breaking Through as Quinn
- My Favorite Five as Jonathan Colburn
2013
- Masters of Sex as Dr. Cyril Franklin
- Movie 43 as Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")
- Dear Secret Santa as Brad
2011
- Hart of Dixie as Resident
2010
- Triple Standard as Lewis
2009
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Naval Flight Officer Randall Baker
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2007
- iCarly as Friend #1
2006
- The Game as Bryce Westbrook
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as DJ
- How I Met Your Mother as Sound Guy
2003
- NCIS as Tommy Hill
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter